Abstract
Mouse toxicity due to microcystin (hepatotoxin) was detected in water bloom of a local lake, comprising mainly Microcystis aeruginosa. Both toxicity and biomass content of the phytoplankton varied seasonally. Incubations with an algicidal metabolite from Oscillatoria late-virens and a herbicide 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethyl urea (DCMU) caused depigmentation and detoxification in bloom samples. Algicide-incubation also encouraged growth of protozoa and bacteria, pathogenic form included.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 97-100 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Indian journal of experimental biology |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Feb 1995 |